Improved wash-board



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I Be it known that I, FRANCIS E. MABRRY, of Haverhill, in Vthe county of Essex,'and StateA of Massa-l chusetts, have' invented certain' new and useful Improvements in Wash-Boards, of tvhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference benghad to the'accompanying drawings, making part .of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a front or' operating-side elevation. l

Figure 2, a central longitudinal section` on the line AB of tig. 1.

Figure 3, a rear side View after the back-piece'E has been removed. l l

Figures 4 and 5 are diiferentviews of the gate or valve H pertaining tothe said invention.

This invention and improvement in Wash-boards consist of a reservoir in the top end of the `wash-board for the reception of soft'soap, and of openings from said reserjoir through thecorrugated rubbingthe delivery and distribution-6i' the soft soap to theclothes beingt rubbed or Washed on the corrugated board; also of a gate or valve to regulate the 4supply of soft-soap frorn the reservoir to the face or rubbing-surface of the-was-hfhoard. i l

In constructing my improved wash-board, the corrugated rubbing-board A may be secured between sidepieces B and a cross-piece, C, fastened to the top ends of the latter, in theusual way; but the side-pieces B' are ulade wider at the top ends, and form the ends-of the soap-reservoir D, the front side of which is formedvby the upper portion of the corrugated rubbing-board A andthe front cross-piece C, while the under side of said reservoir consists of a `back-piece, E,'and a'back cross-piece, F, both of which extend from. one side-piece, B, to the other. The back, E, is generally fitted into grooves, near the edges of `the side-pieces, and the cross-piece F fastened to the top ends of the sides A. The two cross-pieces B and F are groovcd, as shown,l to receive -a sliding cover, Gr, which is movable, to refill the reservoir. At or near the lower extremity of the soap-reservoir, and extending from side to side, B, of the wash-board,is a. transverse gate orvalve, H, of cylindrical form, with a portion of one siderremoved, as shown in gs. 3, 4, and 5. Directly'in frontof this gate or valve several openings, c,

vare made through the corrugated rubbing-board; and the gate or valve, which isA pivoted to thc sides B, may

be turned in either direction hy a ring or handle, I, to cover or `uncover the-openings c and regulate or stop the' supply of soft soap, through the openings, to the corrugated surface of the wash-board'. l Springs, f, are"secured to the back side of the corrugated hoard, and bent'over, .and the extended ends bear against the gate or valve,

to hold it up to the hacks of the openings c, and prevent the escape ofthe soft soap when the gate'is turned tothe right position to prevent such escape.

Whenthis improved Wash-board is in use, or when clothes are beingwashed thereon, the gate or valve H is turned to the position shown in fig-s. 2 and 3, which uncovers theopenings c, (as clearly shown,) and the soft soap will escape through the openings, as indicated by an arrow, g, in iig. 2.- Wlieu the washing is suspended, the gate is turned to close the openings, and the supply of soft soap ceases to flow tlirp'ugh the openings c.'

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is The soap-reservoir, as above described, with the valve H and spring f, inA combination with a corrugated wash-'board with openings'c, when arranged substantially in the manner4 and for the purpose speciied.

' FRANCIS n. MABERRY.'

Witnesses:

J. B. SAM-erts, Jouir E. CRANE.

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